Corina Katt Ayala, known mononymously as Corina, is an American singer and actress. She released her self-titled album on Atco Records in 1991, and charted a string of dance hits in the U.S. between 1989 and 1997. The highest charting of these was the summer 1991 hit "Temptation", which peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Biography Early life Corina Katt Ayala was born to Puerto Rican parents in Spanish Harlem, New York and raised in South Bronx. In her teens, she became Miss Hispanic America and became runner-up for Miss Puerto Rico. Ayala spent years of formal training in ballet, voice, and theatre before landing a contract with Cutting Records, going under the name "Corina".
Music career Corina released her debut single "Out of Control" in 1987. A year later, her second single "Give Me Back My Heart" peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. In 1991, Corina released her self-titled debut album through Atco Records. The lead single, "Temptation" became her biggest hit, peaking at No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Corina toured the U.S. as a support act for Ice Cube, Boyz II Men, and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
Acting career Corina made some guest starring roles on All My Children, One Life to Live, As the World Turns, New York Undercover, and Cosby. She also starred alongside Marc Anthony in the 1990 film East Side Story. She was selected by director Tim Robbins to portray Frida Kahlo in the 1999 film Cradle Will Rock.
Corina also wrote, produced, and starred in the one-woman shows Fear & All of Me and Voices in My Head. She also wrote, directed, and starred in the sitcom pilot Latin in America. More recently, Corina created the web series Lupita Says on her YouTube channel.
Discography Studio albums Year Album details 1991 Corina Released: August 6, 1991 Label: Cutting/Atco Formats: LP, CD, cassette Year Album details 2024 Spanglish Released: July 28, 2024 Label: KattBox Records Formats: LP, Digital Executive Producers: Corina Katt Ayala & Joaquin Rosa Dennis Engineer: Jimmy Greco Mix Engineer: Carlos Berrios Mastering Engineer: Mat Leffler-Schulman
Singles YearSinglePositionsAlbumAUSCANBillboard Hot 100Hot Dance Music/Club PlayMaxi Single Sales1987"Out of Control"—————Non-album singles1988"Give Me Back My Heart"———26251990"Loving You Like Crazy"————311991"Temptation"57366221Corina"Whispers"160—51—171992"Now That You're Gone"———28—1997"Summertime Summertime"——86—21So So Def Bass All Stars: Volume II2005"Master and Servant"—————Non-album singles2009"Run Away"—————2011"Aunque Me Duela"—————2022"Take Me Away" Produced by Corina, Mixed by Mike "Tweekin" Rogers, Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman—————
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